It's here, finally...

[KCkc]

OK got this from Joe Dinora in the mail today.

 

A MB 147 Burgundy (cart-only pen) that came with the leather case, etc.

 

It is 5 15/16" capped which is about 1/16" longer than a MB146.

 

Got it cleaned up, de-gunk the old dried ink and put in a PR lake Placid cart. Cool cartridge storage with a spring-mechanism for the spare. About the same weight as my plastic piston 146 which is lighter than the brass piston 146.

 

I have always wanted a Burgundy MB that is bigger than Classique size and this is perfect companion to my Burgundy Mozart FP/BP set which is also a cart-only model

 

Next one will be a Burgundy 146 in the horizon = ), radar's on = )

 

Notice the cap is tad longer and the overall length of the uncapped pen is almost the same.

 

BTW, I think I am seeing the number of my cart-only pens increase 200% in one month, scary and dark indeed but they are pretty good writers.

 

Enjoy :

 

MB 146 (Black) and MB147 (Burgundy)

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v288/ebaywatch888/Guts/IMG_1649.jpg

 

MB 147 and Mozart : both cart-only pens

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v288/ebaywatch888/Guts/IMG_1650.jpg

 

MB147, Mozart and Boheme Onyx Retractable Nib (just got this one in a trade earlier this month, cool pen to bring along to boring meetings, slick gadget cart filling system) : all cart-only pens:

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v288/ebaywatch888/Guts/IMG_1652.jpg

[Karin]

Congrats Kitty,

Great pictures too!

[petra]

How does the retractable nib mechanism work? And do you find the cartridge fillers easier to deal with at work?

 

Petra

[Slush99]

Congratulations!

[southpaw]

Congrats! 200% increase in cart-only pens, huh? You're right, that IS scary!

[Blade Runner]

Hi Kitty,

Congrats & thanks for the pics.

I had no idea of the size difference between the 147 and 146.

It's nice to have the convenience of cartridge fill when you're on the go.

I recently bought a bordeaux 146, and i love it in that color.

Btw MB bordeaux is a perfect ink for your Traveler.

Enjoy!

J

[KCkc]

How does the retractable nib mechanism work? And do you find the cartridge fillers easier to deal with at work?

 

Petra

Some instructions that were not covered in a MB user's guide.

 

So I guess I own this copyright

 

1. Open the cap:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v288/ebaywatch888/Guts/IMG_1654.jpg

 

2. Post the cap to the threaded barrel end.

3. Turn the posted cap that is attached to the threaded end knob clockwise and you will see the nib extend out:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v288/ebaywatch888/Guts/IMG_1656.jpg

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v288/ebaywatch888/Guts/IMG_1655.jpg

4. It will stop when the nib is fully extended. There is a tactile feedback as if the posted cap is rolling over a hump and will cease to turn clock-wise. At that point, the clip is aligned with the nib perfectly.

 

5. To change cartridge, you need to close the pen (retract the nib) by turning the posted cap counter-clockwise.

 

6. It will come to a pause when the nib is full retracted.

 

7. You will continue to unscrew counter-closckwise until the cap is dis-engaged from the barrel end threads.

 

8. There is a latch mechanism (made of precious resin, so not sure how durable this is) that locks the cartridge chamber cover to the barrel.

You can gently push down on the barrel end cap to reveal the cartridge chamber:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v288/ebaywatch888/Guts/IMG_1657.jpg

 

9. Continue to turn counte-closckwise until the cartridge extends out of the barrel end:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v288/ebaywatch888/Guts/IMG_1659.jpg

 

10. Cartridge will stop extending when the knob stops to turn. Pull out the cartridge and stick in a new one.

 

11. Turn the opened end cap clock-wise until the cartridge is inside the barrel and the end cap stop turning. Push the end cap back to the barrel.

 

12. Repeat 1-4 if you want to write with the pen.

13. Repeat 5-7 if you are done with writing and close and cap the pen accordingly.

 

Hope this helps.

 

Oh the other 147 cool cartridge carriage -- not as much "engineering" as the Boheme but the precision metal work is pretty impressive.

 

It has a spring-mechanism at the end to lock the spare into place.

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v288/ebaywatch888/Guts/IMG_1666.jpg

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v288/ebaywatch888/Guts/IMG_1661.jpg

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v288/ebaywatch888/Guts/IMG_1662.jpg

Edited March 23, 2006 by KCkc

[solaris]

That 147 is extremely nice, KCkc, congrats...